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Ancient Greeks worshiped goddesses such as Athena, Aphrodite, and Artemis, known as Diana to the Romans. Human women, however, didn’t fare so well, even in an early model of democracy.
New scholarship has shined light on ancient Greek women beyond wives, mothers, laundresses, vendors, midwives, and weavers (shown above). Priestesses held a high role in society, and more is being found about brilliant women such as Aspasia of Miletus, who moved in the same circles as Socrates and Pericles.
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